The Portland daily press., 1887-12-05
LAW MAKERS GATHERING.
Reed and Carlisle Again Candidates
for the speakership-
a Dead Lock In the Senate Regarded
as a Possibility.
How the House WIN Await the APP
poIntment OF It's Committees.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.--The 5Oth Congress
will be called together tomorrow, with a
possibility Of dead lock in the Senate over
the admission OF Senators TurDIe Of Indiana
and Faulkner Of West Virginia. The course
Of that body during the rest of the week
cannot be predicted Should the stumbling
block be avoided, the Senate will organize
and notify the House and President Of its
readiness 70 proceed TO business. The Presi-
dent 5 message will then be deliveredTuesday
Nothing in the way Of legislation, beside the
introduction. is likely to occur during the re-
mainder Of the week. A caucus will proba-
bly, be held to fill the numerous vacancies In
the several committees. A good deal OF time
will naturally be spent by the Senate during
the early weeks of the session in secret ses-
sion as a long list of recess appointments by
the President await confirmation.
No hitchIin the prompt organization Of the
House Is anticipated. After the reading OF
the message and its reference to committee
Of the whole, on Tuesday, an effort will be
made to prevent the introduction Of bills un-
til Speaker Carlisle has announced the COM
mlttees. A large influx OF new members and
the close division Of the House on party lines
make the selection OF the committees diincuir
and this matter may occupy the Speakers
time till the holiday recess. Meanwhile no
legislative business Of Importance can DO
transacted, and the House VIII VIII probably
consume the short session Intervening De-
tween frequent adjournments, or perhaps re-
cesses Of two or three days each, In debates
of political character. Attempts VIII DO
made to amend some Of the rules. 1t Is pro-
posed to re-enact and enforce the present
dead letter rule, requiring the committee on
=. Ill khn
tion bills within 80 days after appointment.
The rule will be amended, however. so as 70
extend to sixty days the time within which
bills must be reported during the long
session, leaving thirty days as the maximum
for the short session.
Proposed Legislation.
An amendment to the Interstate Com
merce law will be introduced to regulate
traffic over the Grand Trunk and other Ca
madam railways, from lpoints in the United
States through Canada to other points In
this country. This will be accomplished
without increasing the cost to the consumer.
Senator Palmer has bill to regulate I'M
migration by keeping out persons likely 70
become undesirable citizens. Nihilists, An
archists and Mormons are dealt with.
Republicans In Caucus.
WAsHINeToN, Dec 3.-The Republican
Ol tlic DOuoO VI ANCRANoC1e"~A'Nf
held their first caucus Of the session this af-
ternoon. Representative j. G. Cannon OF
Illinois, and Representative Lewis Mccall.
lus, of Maryland were respectively reelected
to positions they held during the last Con-
gress Of chairman and secretary Of the eau
Gus. When these preliminaries were ar
ranged, Representative Mckinley, Of Ohio
nominated Thomas B. Reed, of Maine, for
speaker, and the nomination was confirmed
by acclamation. MI heed Ina1e q DEiei
speech in which he counselled party harmo-
nv and predicted a republican victory In the
next presidential election. Nominations Tor
remaining officers to the next House were
made as follows:
Clerk-Edmond Mcpherson. Of Pennsylvania
Sergeant at Arms-Daniel shepherd, Of ILLINOIS,.
Door Keeper-W. J. Fitch, Of Ohio.
Postmaster-C Charles II. Grey, OF Dakota
Chaplan-Francis W. Thomas, OF Illinois.
The nominations were agreed to. Only In
cidental mention was made OF the tarln dur
ing the session and no attempt made 70 out
line the policy to be followed by Republic
cans Of the House.
Nominations by the Democrats.
The Democratic representatives held
caucus tonight, Mr.. Cox Of New York pre-
siding. He congratulated the Democrats
upon the recent achievements Of the party.
Inc NlcLUIlcS VI bHi5 1cdA A@0 HAN"AJ f"@N-
lived the opposition, which would not be
able to recover for 1888 unless the Democrat:-
failed Of harmony. The e-caucus nominated
by acclrmation the following;
speaker-Hon. John G. Carlisle, Of Kentucky.
Clerk-HOn. John b. Clark, Of Missouri
Sergeant-at-Arms-Hon John 7. Leedom. OF
Ohio.
ostmaster-Lycurgus Dalton, Of Indiana.
Door Keeper-A. B. Hunt, Of Mississippi.
PugnacIous Democrats.
In an alteration during the Democratic
caucus between Breckenridge Of Kentucky
and Blonnt Of Georgia. over the nomination
of doorkeeper, Blount struck Breckenridge
and the blow was returned. The matter
was afterwards explained and Blount apollo
glzed.
Maine Matters.
The following pensions were awarded to
residents of Maine to-day:
Harriet widow OF HoratiO N. Small, Portland
HOratiO n. Small, deceased, Portland. original
Woodward Lewis New Vineyard, Increase
Jos. M. Ames, East COrinth, increase.
The post Office at Marlborough Centre.
Hancock County, was discontinued today.